As the festival grows we need your help to put on all the exciting events we have in store for this November! Learn more about the range of volunteer opportunities we have and then sign up to get involved. All volunteers receive a Festival Pass, which gives access to attend the entirety of the festival, and view the online Digital Library!

*Please note volunteer shift times will vary slightly from the listed event times below.

PRE-FESTIVAL ROLES

  • Help distribute posters around the city to let people know about F-O-R-M 2023! This role comes with flexible times and ability to work it into your schedule.

FESTIVAL ROLES

  • Scan tickets, direct people into the theatre venues, and assist with audience counts during our screenings!

    This role will support with the following event(s):

    💚Opening Night - Frames in Motion (Saturday November 4 @ 7 - 9 PM PDT)
    📍SFU Woodwards - Djavad Mowafaghian Theatre, 3rd floor - 149 W Hastings St

    💚Keeping the Distance: Sculpting Image in a Shifted Body - A Collaboration by Olga Barrios and Edgardo Moreno (Sunday November 12 @ 6pm - 8pm PST)
    📍Boombox - 44 W 4th Ave, Vancouver

    💚Closing Night - Commissioned Artists’ World Premieres (Saturday November 18 @ 7 - 8:30 PM PST)
    📍SFU Woodwards - Djavad Mowafaghian Theatre, 3rd floor - 149 W Hastings St

  • Connect with the community and help sign people in who are attending some of our free workshops. Then join our workshops and assist the facilitators by being present and active participants. This could mean contributing to a discussion or being the first to share during an activity. Bring your willingness to engage and connect!

    This role will support with the following event(s):

    💚FORMations: Movement and Filmmaking Jam with MAMM and OURO Collective (Saturday November 4 @ 12pm - 4pm PDT)
    📍KW Production Studio - 111 Hastings St W

    💚calling tidal by Jasmine Liaw Opening Reception (Sunday November 5 @ 2pm - 5pm PST)
    📍On Main - Sun Wah Centre 427-268 Keefer St, 4th floor

    💚Waving and Krump-based Freestyle Workshop with Joanne Park, Adam Smith, and Colby McLean (Saturday November 18 @ 2pm - 5pm PST)
    📍SFU Woodwards - World Art Centre, 2nd floor - 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

  • Help collect payment and give out tickets for our raffle items to raise money to keep F-O-R-M growing!

    This role will support with the following event(s):

    💚Opening Night - Frames in Motion (Saturday November 4 @ 7 - 9 PM PDT)
    📍SFU Woodwards - Djavad Mowafaghian Theatre, 3rd floor - 149 W Hastings St

    💚Closing Night - Commissioned Artists’ World Premieres (Saturday November 18 @ 7 - 8:30 PM PST)
    📍SFU Woodwards - Djavad Mowafaghian Theatre, 3rd floor - 149 W Hastings St

  • Guide people to where our Technology and Interaction exhibition is for any of our opening, or closing days, as well as the daily gallery hours. Ticket scanning, and audience counting assistance needed on the opening and closing days of the gallery for the receptions.

    This role will support with the following event(s):

    💚calling tidal by Jasmine Liaw
    (Opening Reception: Sunday November 5 @ 2pm - 5pm PST
    Closing Reception: Friday November 10 @ 6pm - 9pm PST)
    Daily Gallery: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 1 - 6pm PST, and Wednesday: 12 - 5pm PST)
    📍On Main - Sun Wah Centre 427-268 Keefer St, 4th floor

  • As F-O-R-M expands to co-present a screening with the Polygon Gallery we are offering the chance for our audiences to travel together to attend the screening. We will be coordinating a meeting time to gather at the South side of the sea bus and travel over to North Vancouver together via public transit to arrive for the films. Help us gather people together and transit from one side of the city to the other.

    This role will support with the following event(s):

    💚Embodied Extensions: A Relaxed Screening of Extended Shorts Co-presented by The Polygon Gallery and F-O-R-M (Thursday November 16 @ 7pm - 8:30pm PST)
    📍The Polygon Gallery - 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, BC,V7M 3J4

  • Following the Opening and Closing screenings we will be celebrating the voices of F-O-R-M 2023 with small gatherings. Help set-up decor, organize catering, and point people in the right direction to the parties, or enjoy the party and help assist in a speedy take-down as the evenings wrap up.

    This role will support with the following event(s):

    💚Opening After Party following Opening Night - Frames in Motion (Saturday November 4 @ 7 - 9 PM PDT)
    📍Gold Saucer Studio - 207 W Hastings St, Vancouver

    💚Festival Closing Party following Closing Night - Commissioned Artists’ World Premieres (Saturday November 18 @ 7 - 8:30 PM PST)
    📍SFU Woodwards - 4th floor - 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

  • Capture the events and excitement of audiences and artists participating in the festival! This role is flexible and can fit to accommodate a wide range of availability. Let us know when you’re free and we’d love to have you document this year's events!

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